Hinge for vehicle-bodies.



H. C. MAISE.

HINGE FOR VEHICLE BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23, 191s.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918 2 SHEETSSHEET 1- 3 wuc wtbz a a Z 331 4-; lmm s H. C. MAISE. HINGE FOR VEHICLE BODIES. APPLICATION man Aueiza. ms.

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HINGE FOR VEHIGLE-ESE=ZE Swecificetlon oi Lettexs Patent.

Application filled August 23, 1918.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. i'inisn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Springiiehh in the county of Hannpclen and State of lvinssaehnsetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hinges for Vehicle-Bodies, of which the following is a description.

l\i y,invention relates to hinges, and par ticnlarly to hinges adapted for use in connection with convertible automobile or our risge bodies.

In the patent to Hinsdnie Smith, Ne. 1.5T(),5Tl, Feb. F5, 1916, there is shown and described a convertible body he 'ing :1 swinging (lOO1p1'O 'i lG(i with :1 window hingediy connected to the top L thereoif thearrangement being such that the Window may be svrnnq up to form a continuation of the door when it is desired to convert the vehieie into a closed ear, and may he swung down uiongside .he door when it is desired to I'GCMWQIt the vehicle into an open ear. XJhen the vehicle hoclj' is in the eioseci condition there is a window stop located shove the door opening, against which the top edge oi the hinged new abuts when the door is closed. The hinges COXlTlQCtlH the WiIMiGW and (loor illustrated as being provided with spring means for normaliy holding the .winrlow at a slight inclination to the door so that the top of the Window will 1 vthe; with the window stop before the doa has been completely Cl()i-3 l, I e ei0sing of the door will thei u: use fight swinging movement of too Window to the (loo? so a: t: force it into sn o eniiinl. alinement therennn and PFOCilEQB s tights ing: of the lower edge of t e Winclow, against the top of the door, so that rot zzng is prevented and dust and moisture are efieetiveiy excluded.

The hinges illustrated i the said intent, fn' connecting the (loo; and window in the manner above described, are similar to the hinge described and (ii-aimed in the patent to Hinsdale Smith, No. 1,510,569, Feb. 8, 1 116 This hinge includes a, beveled Patented 5on0 :1 Mile Serial 250. 16,416.

locking member pivote one, or the attnehni'ent inen'ihers aovapteei to he heiei 2i beveled recess :ehznent member and (l "r Lends to retain the Window in such slight eel position. When, however, the *0; 1S fore-ed into substantial slime- (leer my the eompiete closing r .hove nesembeci, the locking hinge is onmmeei partially Fin-ti l o a, cari 'hv out the inven tion of either of the fa'i'nith patents, window is supported by two hingesthe iioos: ottnehment i'nei'i'iiiers oi' whieh 2T4? attached to th ertieni members i he frame of the (lOOl'. These hinges are separate end. not interconneeteci. one another, except through the Window frame, anti it is theirs fore neeessary, order to secure siinement' oi the frame surrounding the. wineiow', with the floor, the" greatest ears he enercis cl in positioning hinges. fit is also impos sihie t SE'QHEB eqnsi tension upon both hinges uniess are ecenroteiy disposed with respect to one another. When they are not so scem'steiy disposed, there resuits an unequal stance to movement at the oppo site window frame patents es eemed to, there is vairying the nosmal up on of the window Without mov both Lines to a different pesition, which is impimetieai where the hinges have been eovereo n 'iholsteey, etc.

f the objects 0 my present inven to which the Further ob ;ects of m y invention will appear more fully herein tter.

In the drawings: V

Figure l is a fragmentary front, View showing one embodiment of my improved. hinge employed to connect a vehicle body and window;

'1 ig. 2 is longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 22 or iii-g. l; 7

1 1g, 3 ES fr nt new shows ing a. modification of my rmprov d hinge;

and

4 i a. section thereof taken on the line f 3.

In the drawings, designates nlate, preferebly J.

mechanism are attached. This plate forms a part of the door take the place of the usual cross member the top of the door. l n Figs. 1 and 3. somewhat less than half of the plate is illustrated but it Will be understood that the opposite end of the plate is similar to that illustrated, except that the parts mounted thereon are reversed in position.

It will be evident teat all of the parts of the hinge mechanism are assembled upon the plate in their proper relative positions, and the cliliiculties of manufacture thus greatly avoided, it being merely necessary to attach the plate to the door in order to attach all of the hinge mechanism in. its proper position. Furthermore, in case of repair, the plate and the mechanism it. carries may be easily removed.

shall now describe the mechanisz The plate the manner in which is attached. to the plate: 10 carries a vertical flange 11 normal position of the window with respect at each end, provided with an aperture 12 to receive one end or" the pivot rod 13 of the hinge. The other end of this rod 13 is supported by the apertured boss 1 Interposeo. between the flange 11 and the boss 14 and mounted on the rod 13 is the other attachment member 15, the upper portion 16 of which is attached to the sash of the win- 17, shown in the 'lrawin In order the pivoted window in its raised or lowered position, I provide a locking member 18 which is pivoted at its lower end to stud 19, which is mounted in the plate member 10. The upper end of member 18 is beveled as shown at '19 and is adaned be received in the beveled recess 20 formed in the attaehment membea' The upper end of member 18 is also provided with an aperture 21 through which the rod 13 passes, as indicated in the draw: ings Intermediate its length member 18 is provided with another afierture through which passage the rod 23 which is supported by flange 11 and boss 24 formed upon or secured to plate 10. Surrounding rod 23 and interposed between boss 24- and member 18 is the compression spring which tends to force member 18 about its pivot 19 to cause the bevel 15) formed upon the upper end of member l8 to be forced into the recess formed in the lower end of member 15, and thus normally maintain the attachment members in such :1 position as toholcl the Window upright above the doonor. it the window bc swung to its lowermost position, to hold the window alongside of the inside of the door. It will be understood that when the window is completely closed down, the upper end 19 of the locking member 18 will again come into alinemcnt with the recess 20 and will be forced therein by the spring 25 to retain the attachment members in their new relative positions. The aperture 21 in locking member 18' is enlarged, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, to permit rotation of the locking number about its pivot 19 and the adjustment'ot' member 18, as will be explained hereafter.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, a spring 26 is inscrtcd between the lowermost end of the locking member 18. and the plate member 10: and the s rew stud 19, upon which the locking member 18 is pivoted, is loosely mounted in the plate member 10. This method of pivoting the lower end of the locking member 18 permits said member to bavg a slight pivotal movement about the rod 13." It will be (\lllQlll that by screwin; up ()1 backing otl' the sci-cw stud 19 the to the door may be varied by causing the locking member 18 to pivot slightly about the rod 13, and that if the window sash is so adjusted that its upper edge abuts against its stop slightly in advance of the closing of the door, the window sash will be moved from the full line position to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 upon the complete closingof the door. This movement effects a c ose joint between the upper edge of the Window sash and the door without affecting the position of the cud 19 of the locking member 18 with respect to the recess 20. Thus the cammed surfaces always remain in full ci'igagemcnt and are not moved over one anothcrby tie closure of the door. This produces a more positive engagement of the window sash with its stops and does not involve anywear of the camined surfaces.

The aperture 22 in member 18 through which the rod 23 passes is of suficient size increase to permit the necessary pivotal movement of the member 18 about the rod 13.

.In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, I dispense with the spring 26 and attach the lower end of the locking member 18 to the plate 10 by means of screw stud 19. If desired, the screw stud may be held against movement into and out of the plate 10 by means of pin 27 which engages in annular slot :28 formed in the screw. It is evident that I may thus adjust the normal position of the window sash by screwing up or backing off screw stud 19, as in the modification described above.

If desired, the lower end of the locking member 18 may be made in such form that it will spring slightly upon the closure of the door if the window sash be adjusted to such a position that it will come against the stops slightly in advance of the closure of the door.

1 have shown in Figs. 3 and 4 additional adjusting means for adjusting the normal position of the window sash, said means comprisinga Screw plug 28 which enters a screw-threaded recess formed in the lower side of the window sash. By screwing up or backing off screw plug- 28 the normal position of the window frame) may be adjusted, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In order to lock screw stud 28 in place, a set screw 29 located concentrically to screw stud 2S maybe tightened until it is forced against the end of the screw-threaded recess. A very sim ple adjustment of the normal position of the window sash is thus provided which can be used either independently of or in conjunction with the adjustment provided at the lower end of locking member 18.

lVhile I have shown and described my improved hinge as applied to a vehicle door and window, it is obvious thptit may be used for any other purpose wherein it is found desirable to normally look the hinged members in a predetermined position, but wherein a slight adjustment of such position must be provided without disturbing the locking means.

I do not wish to limit myself to the par ticular form or application of my invention disclosed herein, since obviously many changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

W'hat I claim is:

1. In a device of the kind described, a

plate, an attachment member having a cammed surface formed thereon pivotally mounted upon said plate, a lockin member having a cammed surface formed thereon also pivotally mounted upon said plate and adapted to cooperate with said attaching member, and means connected to the plate and locking member for varying the angular relation -01 the plate and locking member.

2. In a device of the kind described, an attachment member having a cammed surface formed thereon, a pivot mounted upon said plate and passing through said memher, a locking member through which sa d pivot passes pivotally mounted upon said plate, and means-for varying the angular position of the locking member and attaching member upon said pivot.

3. A hinge comprising a pair of pivotally connected attachmentmembers, a locking member mounted upon one of said attachment members to cooperate with the other and adapted to normallymaintain said attachment me abers in a predetermined angular relation to each other, and means to maintain the position of the locking mem her with respect to the attachment member with which it cooperates during slight variations in the predetermined angular relation of the attachment members.

i. A locking hinge comprising a pair of pivotally connected attachment members, a locking member adapted to cooperate with one of said attachment members to normally maintain said attachment members in a predetermined angular relation to each other, and means for adjusting the locking member to determine the normalangular' relation of said attachment members.

5. A locking hinge comprising a pair of pivotedly connecting attachment members, a locking member mounted upon one of said attachment members and adapted to coop erate with the other to maintain said attachment members in a predetermined angular relation with each other, a spring to force said locking member into engagement with its coiiperating attachment member, and means for adjusting the position of the locking member to determine the normal an- ;gular relation of said attachment members.

'6. A locking hinge comprising an attach ment member provided with a recess, a second attachment member pivoted to said first attachment member, a locking member movable toward and from said first attachment member and also movable angularly therewith, means for normally retaining the loci:- ing member in said recess, and spring means for normally restraining said angular move ment of said locking member, whereby the attachment members are normally maintained in predetermined angular relation to each other by said locking member, but may be moved therefrom against the action of said spring means without afiecting the position of the locking member with respect to saidrecess.

' 7. A locking hinge comprising an attachment member provided with a recess, a second attachment member pivoted to said first attachment member, a locking member adapted to be. yieldi'ngly retained in said recess to normally maintain. the

merit members 1n 3 preclct-crn ed, annular relation to eat-h other, stud recess an meltmg member being beveled so illlfln; 1501 znozein znt 0i; one attachment me: i respect, to the other will normally cum the locking member out of the assess and. means whereby the attnclmient membe'rsmay be mo'ml slightly from this predetermined angular relation Without. effecting any camwing action between tli recess and locking member. 

